• What should leaders learn from Finland's parental leave reform?
• Gig workers seek better pay and security
• Millennials isolated at work
• Should CEOs be moral philosophers?

• Can brainstorming sessions actually get in the way of good ideas?
• Should the gig economy be regulated to boost its efficiency?
• Goldman Sachs emphasise the importance of diverse boards Unilever can't halt decline in the popularity of black tea

On this episode, we discuss:

Universal Music embraces neurodiversity Savoy Stewart find retail workers most likely to pull a sickie The recipe for effective time management Are you a fountain of workplace sports banter?

• Will EHRC workplace harassment guidelines be effective?
• Rewarding non-smokers
• Importance of natural light and lovely views
• Universal benefit in Hull

• Employee wellbeing – just about the bottom line
• Flexible working needs flexible management
• Learning from mistakes means admitting them
• CEOs who hotdesk
• Startups that help veterans

• Improved gender equality through better conversations • Women, men and self-promotion • Three-day weekend • Inappropriate behaviour policies

• Patagonia encourage customers to keep their coats on
• Thomas Cook collapse after over 150 years of exploration
• The rise of the side hustles
• The case for conscious capitalism
• the case for neurodiversity

• St. John Properties surprisingly generous Christmas bonus
• BDO recommend sober chaperones for Christmas parties
• Nike not walking the talk
• The Audit Lab offers hangover days

• Claridges deny work to Sikh job hunter because of his beard • Conversation – essential to inclusivity at work • Nicole Goodkind on the myth of female rivalries • HBR encourage friendships in remote teams

• Greggs meeting demand for plant-based takeaway
• Google founders move on
• Erasmus University encourage us to be authentically authentic
• More inclusivity – more talent